Top 7 Easy Vegetarian Recipes for Kids Cooking

Posted on
March 22, 2019 by
Early Innings

Cooking is not just an essential survival skill to acquire; it can be a creative learning experience too. Children can be initiated into this process using the following basic recipes which require minimal help from the adults.

Sandwiches

Hung Curd Sandwich

Ingredients:

Curd- 100 gms

Whole wheat bread slices

Seasonings- Salt, pepper powder or chaat
masala

Finely chopped onions (optional)

Finely chopped capsicum (optional)

Butter

Method:
Take the curd and tie in a washed muslin/fine cotton cloth and keep aside till
the water is drained off. Transfer to a bowl and add the seasonings as per
taste. If desired, add finely chopped onions and capsicum pieces and mix well.
Apply the spread on the bread slices. Put two slices together and apply little
butter on the outer side of the sandwich. Put on a heated tawa/griddle or
toaster and toast till done. If only hung curd is used, the toasting step can
be skipped completely.

Cheese Chilly Toast

Ingredients:

Whole wheat bread slices

Cheese cubes

Tender green chillies- The variant with
less heat

Method:
Take each slice of bread, spread grated cheese on it and top with few slices of
tender green chilly. Put on a heated tawa or toast in an oven till cheese melts.
Serve with ketchup.

Jam-Cheese Pinwheels

Ingredients:

White bread slices

Any type of jam

Cheese spread or cheese slice

Method:
Take the slices of bread and cut off the edges. Dip the finger in water and
dampen one edge of the slice, then place another slice overlapping on the edge
and press till they are stuck together. Join two slices like this. Apply jam on
one side of the bread slices and then place the cheese slices on them. If using
cheese spread then apply spread first followed by jam on top. Gently start
rolling the bread tightly from one end. Keep in fridge to cool. Use a sharp
knife to cut into slices before serving or eat as it is.

Salads

Fresh Fruit Salad

Ingredients:

Mixed fruits as per choice and season

Fresh cream

Dried fruits- a small fistful

Method:
Wash, peel, cut fruits in desired size and place on a plate or bowl. Put fresh
cream on top of it and sprinkle dry fruit pieces on top. Preferably cool in
fridge before eating.

Method:
Take the boiled pasta; mix it with the salad dressing first. Add the salad
ingredients and seasonings as per taste. Mix or toss. Refridgerate before
eating.

Bhel/
Chaat

Channa Chaat

Ingredients:

Green Channa/ Bengal gram boiled with
salt (1 cup)

Chopped Tomato- 1

Chopped Onion- 1/2

Chaat Masala- 1tsp

Juice of 1 lemon

Raw mango pieces (optional)

Butter- 1tsp (optional)

Method:
Mix all the ingredients one by one; except the mango pieces. If using butter,
it should be melted before mixing. At the end sprinkle the mango pieces on top
and serve. It can be served warm or chilled.

Sweet corn and
Pomegranate Bhel

Ingredients:

Boiled sweet corn- 1 cup

Pomegranate seeds- 1 cup

Grated coconut- 1 Tablespoon

Chopped Mixed dry fruits( Raisins,
cashews, almonds) – 1 fistful

Coriander leaves

1 Green Chilly finely chopped (
optional)

Salt – as per requirement

Method:
Mix the boiled corn, pomegranate seeds, and dry fruits with the grated coconut.
Add salt as required, top with coriander leaves and green chilly.